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WHAT: 9th Annual Tennessee Tree Climbing Championship
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST)
WHERE: Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN
COST: Free for Spectators
Tree Climbers – $40 TUFC Member / $35 TUFC Non-Member
Presented By: Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry
REGISTRATION: www.tufc.com or call (615)352-8985
For more Championship information or to sign up as a judge, contact:
Chairman: Wes Hopper, 901-212-8822, [email protected], Memphis
Past Chairman: Carl Absher, 423-240-2729, [email protected], Chattanooga
Past Chairman: Michael Bouton, 615-642-3162, [email protected], Murfreesboro
ABOUT THE TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
This exciting statewide competition promotes tree care professionalism and safety practices. Participants compete for the state title and an automatic birth in the International Society of Arboriculture, Southern tree climbing competition in the spring. The winner of the Southern competition will proceed to the International competition in late summer.
Contestants will compete in five preliminary events:
Throwline: Accurately and timely hit targets at 40, 50 and 60 feet with a weighted throwline and install climbing liners.
Belayed Speed Climb: A timed 60-foot climb into a tree with a belayed climbing line.
Secured Foot Lock: A times 40-foot climb into the tree using a prusik loop and the
footlock climbing technique.
Work Climb: Move throughout the crown of a tree and perform specified task in a
timely manner.
Aerial Rescue: A simulated accident situation where the contestants must climb a tree to an injured worker, secure them and safely lower them to the ground.
Master’s Challenge: The top scorer’s of the preliminary events will compete in this Challenge to determine the champion. During this event the contestant must install a climbing line, complete simulated work events in the tree and return to the ground in a specified time limit. Contestants are judges on their knowledge of climbing techniques, use of equipment, safety, poise, continuity and overall productivity.
In addition to the participating tree climbers, a host of judges come from across the state to provide the contest judging and oversee the safety measures for the event.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST)
WHERE: Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN
COST: Free for Spectators
Tree Climbers – $40 TUFC Member / $35 TUFC Non-Member
Presented By: Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry
REGISTRATION: www.tufc.com or call (615)352-8985
For more Championship information or to sign up as a judge, contact:
Chairman: Wes Hopper, 901-212-8822, [email protected], Memphis
Past Chairman: Carl Absher, 423-240-2729, [email protected], Chattanooga
Past Chairman: Michael Bouton, 615-642-3162, [email protected], Murfreesboro
ABOUT THE TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP
This exciting statewide competition promotes tree care professionalism and safety practices. Participants compete for the state title and an automatic birth in the International Society of Arboriculture, Southern tree climbing competition in the spring. The winner of the Southern competition will proceed to the International competition in late summer.
Contestants will compete in five preliminary events:
Throwline: Accurately and timely hit targets at 40, 50 and 60 feet with a weighted throwline and install climbing liners.
Belayed Speed Climb: A timed 60-foot climb into a tree with a belayed climbing line.
Secured Foot Lock: A times 40-foot climb into the tree using a prusik loop and the
footlock climbing technique.
Work Climb: Move throughout the crown of a tree and perform specified task in a
timely manner.
Aerial Rescue: A simulated accident situation where the contestants must climb a tree to an injured worker, secure them and safely lower them to the ground.
Master’s Challenge: The top scorer’s of the preliminary events will compete in this Challenge to determine the champion. During this event the contestant must install a climbing line, complete simulated work events in the tree and return to the ground in a specified time limit. Contestants are judges on their knowledge of climbing techniques, use of equipment, safety, poise, continuity and overall productivity.
In addition to the participating tree climbers, a host of judges come from across the state to provide the contest judging and oversee the safety measures for the event.
